Charting Bloopers - Page 63

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  1. Oct 25, '11 by
    Yep. As the M.O. reading it said, "Interesting". Admittedly, that seemed to be his favourite word, lol
  2. Oct 29, '11 by
    Quote from DoubleblessedRN
    I once picked up a pt from LTC who pulled out and damaged her PEG tube. The narrative area on the transfer sheet stated, "PEG tube busted. Please replace."
    I also once saw eurosepsis and hyperpotassemia written in a chart.

    What the??????? Lol.
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  3. Oct 29, '11 by
    I swear, absolutely swear: Red, blancheable area at top of butt crack.
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  4. Nov 4, '11 by
    Quote from DixieRedHead
    I swear, absolutely swear: Red, blancheable area at top of butt crack.
    Have you been reading my charting?!
    Hygiene Queen, DeLanaHarvickWannabe, lindarn, and 1 other like this.
  5. Nov 4, '11 by
    LOL, just in case anyone wants to know, it's gluteal cleft.
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  6. Nov 6, '11 by
    When reading one of the dictations on a patient with a buttonhole being used for hemodialysis I read, "pt currently using BUTTHOLE on left upper arm AVF". LOL! We were laughing about that one for weeks!
    Hygiene Queen, sharpeimom, nurse_diesel, and 4 others like this.
  7. Nov 6, '11 by
    Quote from AsatruRN
    "catheter exit site positive for gram positive cock site"

    oh no! seriously? ya gotta watch out for those bad boys!
  8. Nov 19, '11 by
    I'll admit to one of my own charting mistakes....

    The computerized charting in our facility uses a standard assessment form for PT, OT, & Skilled Nursing, so we have to list the department for which we are charting. And, thanks to my mediocre keyboard skills, skilled nursing became:

    "Killed Nursing"

    I'm never going to live that one down....
    mds1, DeLanaHarvickWannabe, Not_A_Hat_Person, and 1 other like this.
  9. Apr 11, '12 by
    Best one I have seen:

    "PRN Tylenol deemed effective. Pt no longer suicidal."

    That is great stuff that tylenol!
    ScrubRNwannabe, DeLanaHarvickWannabe, sharpeimom, and 5 others like this.
  10. Apr 13, '12 by
    Yesterday, at the hospital, I was reading a patient's H&P. The following was charted:
    "The patient is homeless, severedly depressed and was talking to his hands. He is incompetent of urine. He was admitted from jail but the reason he was incinerated is unknown."
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